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The best hotels near Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Cranbrook hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cranbrook, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 4.1.

All five are within 9.8 km of Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC).

St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino

Highest rated of the five

St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino

★★★★★4.3 from 1,431 reviews

St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 1,431 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under poi and around $133 a night on the dates we checked.

8 hotels in Cranbrook qualified for this list and five made it. Cranbrook / St. Eugene KOA Journey is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino1

    St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino

    ★★★★★4.3 from 1,431 reviews

    3.8 km from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Cranbrook / St. Eugene KOA Journey2

    Cranbrook / St. Eugene KOA Journey

    ★★★★★4.5 from 285 reviews

    3.8 km from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)

    • Kid friendly

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  3. Three Bars Guest Ranch3

    Three Bars Guest Ranch

    ★★★★★5 from 62 reviews

    7.7 km from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  4. St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino4

    St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino

    ★★★★★4.1 from 659 reviews

    3.8 km from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)

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    • Model A Inn5

      Model A Inn

      ★★★★★4.2 from 221 reviews

      9.8 km from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)

      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning
      • Accessible

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    How this list was put together

    8 Cranbrook hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) second, then took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Camila Reyes

    Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

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